WEST COAST TRAINCARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03602374 · ltd · incorporated 1998-07-22

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 30200

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 26.0y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 26.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 48/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

43 officers (5 active, 43 linked, 32 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

175 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (107 events)Click to expand

2025-10-23
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JACKSON, Lee Phillip resigned
director
2025-10-23
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officers · TM01
2025-10-16
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accounts · AA
2025-07-25
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address · AD04
2025-02-06
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address · AD01
2024-12-24
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officers · TM01
2024-12-19
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MACLEOD, Stuart James Robert resigned
director
2024-11-01
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officers · AP01
2024-10-31
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2024-10-31
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2024-10-31
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2024-10-30
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HAYNES, Colin Ronald appointed
director
2024-10-30
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HORLEY, Darren James appointed
director
2024-10-30
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KUMAR, Rajesh appointed
director
2024-10-30
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JACKSON, Lee Phillip appointed
director
2024-07-22
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accounts · AA
2024-03-05
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2024-03-01
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HULME, Michael David Lund resigned
director
2023-08-21
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accounts · AA
2022-06-15
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2022-05-18
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2022-05-06
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WOOD, Piers Spencer Richard, Mr. resigned
director
2021-07-29
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GUILLOT, Olivier Marius Pol resigned
director
2021-07-29
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MACLEOD, Stuart James Robert appointed
director
2021-07-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-04
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2021-05-04
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2021-04-28
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CROSSFIELD, Nicholas Paul resigned
director
2021-04-28
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MACLEOD, Stuart James Robert resigned
director
2021-04-27
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HEATH, Mary Joanne Chun appointed
secretary
2021-04-27
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PHOENIX, Laura Georgina resigned
secretary
2021-04-27
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GUILLOT, Olivier Marius Pol appointed
director
2021-04-27
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WOOD, Piers Spencer Richard, Mr. appointed
director
2020-06-01
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BROADLEY, Peter James, Mr. appointed
director
2020-02-19
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HULME, Michael David Lund appointed
director
2019-12-31
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WOOD, Piers Spencer Richard, Mr. resigned
director
2019-11-28
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PHOENIX, Laura Georgina appointed
secretary
2019-08-16
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MCINNES, Tessa resigned
secretary
2017-04-09
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WOOD, Piers Spencer Richard, Mr. appointed
director
2016-09-16
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WHYTE, Robert Francis resigned
director
2016-08-02
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CROSSFIELD, Nicholas Paul appointed
director
2016-03-29
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WATSON, Terence Stuart resigned
director
2015-10-20
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HULME, Michael David Lund resigned
director
2015-10-19
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WHYTE, Robert Francis appointed
director
2014-03-31
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LAURENT, David resigned
director
2014-02-14
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MACLEOD, Stuart James Robert appointed
director
2014-01-17
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BENTLEY, Timothy Richard resigned
director

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Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

2 low

5 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Alstom Transport Uk (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Alstom Transport Uk (Holdings) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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WEST COAST TRAINCARE LIMITED

This company · 03602374

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Alstom Transport Uk (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1998-07-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC30200 — SIC 30200

Registered office

Alstom

Litchurch Lane

Derby

DE24 8AD

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-05

Last: 2025-07-22